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Asian Para Games 2026: Nishad raises the bar with golden double

Updated On: 21 October, 2026 09:49 AM IST | Mumbai | Agencies

Himachal Pradesh’s Kumar sets new Games record in the men’s T47 high jump to clinch his second gold medal a day after winning the long jump title

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Nishad Kumar competes in the men’s high jump T47 final during Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday. Pic/PCI

Nishad Kumar competes in the men’s high jump T47 final during Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Tuesday. Pic/PCI

2.04m
Nishad Kumar’s winning mark in the men’s T47 high jump on Tuesday, setting a new Games record
2.14m
Asian record held by Nishad Kumar, set at the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi
Two
No. of silver medals won by Nishad in the men’s T47 high jump at the Tokyo and Paris Paralympics
Three
Nishad is the third Indian to win two gold medals at a single Asian Para Games after para-runner Ankur Dhama and armless archer Sheetal Devi

India’s Nishad Kumar clinched his second gold medal in the ongoing Asian Para Games as he won the top prize in the men’s high jump T47 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium on Tuesday. 

New Games record

Himachal Pradesh-based Nishad won the gold medal with a new Games Record as he cleared the 2.04m mark in the final. The previous record belonged to Thailand’s Angkarn Chanaboon, who had leapt to the mark of 2.01m at the Jakarta 2018 Games. 

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